Hot plug fan and electronic device having the same

ABSTRACT

An electronic device includes a chassis and a hot plug fan. The chassis includes a top plate defining a hole. The hot plug fan includes a main body and two handles rotatably connected to a top of the main body. The main body is received in the chassis through the hole, with the handles exposed out of the hole.

BACKGROUND

1. Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to an electronic device having a hot plugfan.

2. Description of Related Art

Some electronic devices include hot plug fans for dissipating heat forelectronic components in the electronic devices. However, to mount ordetach the hot plug fans, the chassis of the electronic devices needs tobe opened, which is troublesome.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Many aspects of the present embodiments can be better understood withreference to the following drawings. The components in the drawings arenot necessarily drawn to scale, the emphasis instead being placed uponclearly illustrating the principles of the present embodiments.Moreover, in the drawing, all the views are schematic, and likereference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the severalviews.

FIG. 1 is an assembled, isometric view of an exemplary embodiment of ahot plug fan.

FIG. 2 is an exploded, isometric view of the hot plug fan of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a partially isometric view of a chassis of an exemplaryembodiment of an electronic device.

FIG. 4 is an assembled, isometric view of the chassis of FIG. 3 togetherwith the hot plug fan of FIG. 1.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The disclosure, including the accompanying drawings, is illustrated byway of example and not by way of limitation. It should be noted thatreferences to “an” or “one” embodiment in this disclosure are notnecessarily to the same embodiment, and such references mean at leastone.

FIGS. 1 and 2 show an exemplary embodiment of a hot plug fan 10including a main body 12 and two handles 14.

A connector 121 is formed on the bottom of the main body 12. Twosubstantially U-shaped recesses 123 are defined in the top of the mainbody 12, with opposite ends of the recesses 123 facing towards eachother. An elongated slot 125 is defined in the top of the main body 12,adjacent to the ends of each recess 123, with two ends of the slot 125communicating with the distal ends of the recess 123. The slots 125 areparallel to each other. Two pivot holes (not shown) are respectivelydefined in two end walls bounding each slot 125.

Each handle 14 includes a substantially U-shaped operation portion 141,and two feet 143 respectively extending from two distal ends of theoperation portion 141, away from each other.

To assemble the hot plug fan 10, opposite ends of each operation portion141 are deformed towards each other, to allow the feet 143 of eachhandle 14 to move towards each other and be inserted into acorresponding one of the slots 125. The operation portions 141 arereleased to be restored, to allow the feet 143 of each handle 14 toengage in the pivot holes of the corresponding slot 125. Thereby, thehandles 14 are rotatably connected to the corresponding slots 125.

FIG. 3 shows an exemplary embodiment of an electronic device including achassis 30. The chassis 30 includes a top plate 32 and a bottom plate 34parallel to the top plate 32. A plurality of holes 321 is defined in thetop plate 32. A plurality of stop plates 323 is substantiallyperpendicularly connected between the top plate 32 and the bottom plate34, two of which bounding on two opposite sides of one of the holes 321.

Referring to FIG. 4, to fix a hot plug fan 10 in the chassis 30, themain body 12 is placed above the chassis 30, aligning with acorresponding hole 321. The main body 12 is manipulated to move down toenter the hole 321, to allow the connector 121 to be connected to acorresponding connector (not shown) in the chassis 30. The handles 14are rotated onto the corresponding recesses 123, until the operationportions 141 are completely received in the corresponding recesses 123.

To detach the hot plug fan 10, the handles 14 are rotated upwards andpulled upwards. Thereby, the hot plug fan 10 can be easily pulled out ofthe chassis 30.

Even though numerous characteristics and advantages of the embodimentshave been set forth in the foregoing description, together with detailsof the structure and the functions of the embodiments, the disclosure isillustrative only, and changes may be made in details, especially inmatters of shape, size, and arrangement of parts within the principlesof the embodiments to the full extent indicated by the broad generalmeaning of the terms in which the appended claims are expressed.

What is claimed is:
 1. A hot plug fan, comprising: a main bodycomprising a connector formed on a bottom of the main body; and twohandles rotatably connected to a top of the main body.
 2. The hot plugfan of claim 1, wherein each handle comprises a substantially U-shapedoperation portion and two feet respectively extending out from twodistal ends of the operation portion, two substantially U-shapedrecesses are defined in the top of the main body, and two elongatedslots are defined in the top of the main body and each slot is adjacentto opposite ends of a corresponding recess, with two ends of the slotrespectively communicating with the ends of the corresponding recess,the feet of each handle are pivotably connected to opposite end wallsbounding a corresponding one of the slots, when the handles are rotatedonto the main body, the operation portions are received in thecorresponding recesses.
 3. The hot plug fan of claim 2, wherein the endsof the recesses face towards each other, and the slots are parallel toeach other.
 4. An electronic device, comprising: a chassis comprising atop plate defining a hole; and a hot plug fan comprising a main body andtwo handles rotatably connected to a top of the main body, wherein themain body is received in the chassis through the hole, with the handlesexposed out of the hole.
 5. The electronic device of claim 4, whereintwo stop plates perpendicular to the top plate are formed in the chassisto bound two opposite sides of the hole, the main body of the hot plugfan is sandwiched between the stop plates.
 6. The electronic device ofclaim 4, wherein a connector is directly formed on the bottom of themain body of the hot plug fan, to connect the hot plug fan to thechassis.
 7. The electronic device of claim 4, wherein each handlecomprises a substantially U-shaped operation portion and two feetrespectively extending out from two distal ends of the operationportion, two substantially U-shaped recesses are defined in the top ofthe main body, and two elongated slots are defined in the top of themain body and each slot is adjacent to opposite ends of thecorresponding recess, with two ends of the slot respectivelycommunicating with the ends of the corresponding recess, the feet ofeach handle are pivotably connected to opposite end walls bounding acorresponding one of the slots, when the handles are rotated onto themain body, the operation portions are received in the correspondingrecesses.
 8. The electronic device of claim 7, wherein the ends of therecesses face towards each other, and the slots are parallel to eachother.